Saint Restitut

After a little road winding through the maquis, lulled by the song of the cicadas, you enter the village of Saint Restitut perched on a small hill, after crossing an old bridge.

This is the kingdom of old stones, almost white or yellow ochre, brightened up by pale blue and green shutters.

Walk along Rue de la Sérénité and you will be enveloped in the atmosphere of this peaceful village, where the sloping streets will enable you to glimpse the azure blue of the Provence skies, between two walls.

The church alone is worth visiting; a marvel of pure understated Romanesque art.

Admire the door with its ancient decoration and fantastic iconography.

As you walk along, you'll discover a little square shaded by plane trees, a superb turretted Renaissance house, remains of the defensive walls, a Rose Gate, an old mullion window, a gargoyle, an inscription, and a date evoking a past that is very much present.

From above, the village is a sea of Roman roof tiles in an ocean of green.

Finally, don't forget to taste some wine at the "cathedral cellars" - ageing cellars located in a disused stone quarry, used in particular to obtain stone to build the Popes' Palace in Avignon.